shocking

Example Sentences

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“They can see the leaves on the trees and the math on the board, and it’s shocking to them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The judge added the video recorded by Marl-Brock was a "truly shocking piece of evidence".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

For the Federal Reserve, the latest data offer some breathing room: It provides evidence that the labor market isn’t collapsing after February’s shocking decline of 133,000 jobs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She downs her glass of orange wine, leans forward and confesses to something truly shocking.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It may be, too, that he wanted to show in the most startling and shocking way possible how easy it was to deceive the awful, venerated, humbly adored divinities.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton